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Post #1 Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:20 am 
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Hi everybody,

Is there anybody who could please show me how to code a PayPal button to sell a special (i.e., secret) link to a downloadable file? I want to put it on my Wordpress site, and I have tried using the code from Merchant Services in PayPal, but it just shows the source code in the webpage - not the button.

Basically, I would like to automate the process of selling my songs online, but while I can write music, I can`t write code! My goal is that the user pays his or her 99 cents by PayPal, and they are automatically shown where to get their music.

Thanks in advance!

x Tami x

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Post #2 Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:52 am 
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Tami wrote:
My goal is that the user pays his or her 99 cents by PayPal, and they are automatically shown where to get their music.
Have you considered Bandcamp?

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Post #3 Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:43 pm 
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As I recall, Jordus coded ours. PM him for details.

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Post #4 Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:02 pm 
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Thanks a lot for your responses!

In the end, I decided to go with Bandcamp. I had feared it would be just like certain other sites that have complicated rules and painfully frustrating interfaces, but I am bowled over by its cleanness and ease of use.

You can hear my two current releases in glorious lossless form on http://www.tammyjones.bandcamp.com (I am very happy that I got the web address in my name, too, because it`s not exactly a rare and unusual one that goes unsnapped up for very long).

Now that I have published my address, I will assume anybody who is interested in my music will know where to find it. No spamming from me!

Go and enjoy the music, and go!

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